In what is an obvious reference to Pakistan's use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy, External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that the invitation to member states of the Bimstec group for an outreach summit at the BRICS Summit last weekend showed that these countries "today represent the polar opposite of a terrorism promoting polity".


Bimstec represents polar opposite of terror promoting polity: Sushma


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The BJP-led union government may have attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi for its spending on advertisements, but it spent more than Rs 36 crore on publicity and advertisements for organising the one-day "Ek Nayi Subah" show in Delhi to mark two years of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.


Modi government spent Rs 36 crore on publicity to mark two years (Lead, Correcting para 6)


The efforts of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Kerala High Court Chief Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar for peace between media and lawyers seemed to have failed with angry lawyers on Friday asking journalists to leave a court room here.


Media ousted from Thiruvananthapuram court room by lawyers


The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has declared Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump a threat to press freedoms.


'Trump a threat to press freedom'


Technology giant Google on Wednesday announced the roll-out of Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) for mobile search results in India that will load web pages at a lightning fast speed.


Google begins Accelerated Mobile Pages roll-out in India


Instant messaging service provider Flock on Wednesday launched a new app "Mailcast" that integrates mailing list functionality directly into Flock.


Flock launches new app for mailing list functionality


A leading Pakistani newspaper on Wednesday said it stood by its story that exposed a divide between the country's civilian and military leadership over terrorists.


Dawn stands by Pakistan military-civilian divide story


Pakistan must welcome India's decision to seal its entire border by 2018 and the need of the hour is a peaceful frontier, a Pakistani newspaper said on Sunday.


Peaceful India-Pakistan border needed: Pakistani daily


Women journalists, like men, should be judged on the basis of their stories rather than their gender in the male-dominated world of journalism where they face "misogyny and patriarchy" on daily basis, renowned Indian scribes said here on Thursday.


Female scribes face misogyny, patriarchy: Women journalists


A senior Pakistan police officer has admitted that India indeed carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and killed at least five soldiers and several militants in an operation that Islamabad denies happened.


Pakistan officer admits India carried surgical strikes


People who spend more than three hours a day on Facebook have more relaxed privacy attitudes and are more likely to share personal information than those who spend less time on the social networking site, new research has found.


Heavy Facebook users cool about sharing personal information


Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has announced it will suspend the licences of media outlets airing Indian content without issuing prior notice.


Pakistan authorities to suspend channels airing Indian content


International rights watchdog Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir to revoke the ban on a daily newspaper, saying it is "against the spirit of democracy and freedom of press".


Amnesty wants ban on Kashmir daily revoked


Asserting that it made little sense in a democracy to jail people for "speaking their minds", senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) member Tathagata Satpathy has said that the country's age-old defamation laws need an "urgent re-look" and maintained that he would soon move a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha to bring about much-needed change.


People shouldn't be jailed for speaking their mind: Tathagata Satpathy (IANS Interview)


The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday announced it will allow airing of Indian content in Pakistan based on reciprocity.


Pakistan to air Indian TV content based on reciprocity


Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday confirmed the arrest of a Ukrainian journalist on charges of spying for Kiev.


Russia arrests Ukrainian journalist on spying charges


The Jammu and Kashmir government Sunday banned publication of a daily English language newspaper, as it can "easily incite acts of violence and disturb peace and tranquility".


J&K bans publication of local English daily


Pakistan needs an effective foreign policy and it is time for the country to re-brand itself, a leading newspaper said on Sunday.


Pakistan must re-brand itself, says daily


A Canadian photojournalist was found dead on a highway in Mexico, police said.


Canadian photojournalist found dead in Mexico


No Indian TV channel can be viewed in the country after October 15, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has said, a media report said on Saturday.


All Indian channels banned in Pakistan


Suspended Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal had couriered his seven-page suicide note to some media organisations before hanging himself on Tuesday.

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